The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Office of Acquisitions and Grants, operating under the Department of the Interior, awarded Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. a $5.4M firm fixed-price definitive contract on October 20, 2020, to prepare a decommissioning plan for the USGS Menlo Park, California campus. The contract is designated as a Total Small Business set-aside and includes an optional scope to execute the decommissioning plan and prepare supporting documentation. Work will be performed in Dunwoody, Georgia, with a completion date of June 30, 2025. The decommissioning plan must comply with ANSI/ASSE Z9.11-2016 standards as the USGS campus vacates by the end of 2023, with approximately 220 employees having relocated to NASA Ames Research Park. The acquisition was conducted using simplified procedures for commercial items under Federal Acquisition Regulation Subpart 13.5.
Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc., an Atlanta-based environmental remediation specialist, is well-positioned to execute this work given its extensive experience in facility decommissioning and nuclear waste management across federal agencies. The company holds a $2B Small Business Nationwide Deactivation, Decommissioning, and Removal contract with the Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management, as well as multiple Facilities Reduction Program contracts with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, demonstrating proven expertise in complex environmental cleanup and facility reduction projects. This contract award builds on Perma-Fix's established track record supporting federal agencies' environmental remediation objectives.